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Online petition calls for the ouster of Nashville school board member Fran Bush

Bush beat incumbent Tyese Hunter and two other candidates in the August school board elections.

Fran Bush(Photo: Fran Bush School Board District 6 Facebook.)

On Tuesday morning, the online petition on Change.org by Nashville Concerned Community has 230 signatures.

The online petition lists concerns about Bush, including her behavior at meetings, a perception of incompetence and attention-seeking, and allegations that she is focused only on her own agenda.

Bush said she believes those that oppose her likely supported another candidate. Bush, who is black, also said she has been verbally abused for her opposition to Joseph by some members of the black community, some of which allege racist motives against the superintendent.

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Parents walk out of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Parents became angry when board members did not talk about the quality of education for their children. Mark Zaleski/ The Tennessean

Nashville Director of Schools Shawn Joseph listens to people speak during a Metropolitan Nashville Public Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Anger and frustration was shown at the December school board meeting as the district struggles to find $13 million to balance its budget. Some school board members have said they do not trust or have confidence in Joseph.
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Residents show their support for Nashville Director of Schools Shawn Joseph during a Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Silas Lowe speaks during the Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Anger and frustration were shown at the December school board meeting as the district struggles to find $13 million to balance its budget. Some school board members have said they do not trust or have confidence in Shawn Joseph. Mark Zaleski/ The Tennessean

Parents walk out of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn., because they became angry when board members did not talk about the quality of education for their children. Mark Zaleski/ The Tennessean

Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board members Sharon Gentry and Nashville Director of Schools Shawn Joseph listen to people speak during a board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Anger and frustration was shown at the December school board meeting as the district struggles to find $13 million to balance its budget. Some school board members have said they do not trust or have confidence in Shawn Joseph.
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Liz Lyons, center, speaks outside the Metro Nashville Public School building explaining why a group of parents walked out of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Lyons said because parents became angry when board members did not talk about the quality of education their children need. Mark Zaleski/ The Tennessean

Nashville Director of Schools Shawn Joseph listens to a fellow Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board member speak at a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Zaleski/ The Tennessean

Residents show their support for Nashville Director of Schools Shawn Joseph during a Metropolitan Nashville Public Board of Education board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Zaleski/ The Tennessean

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"There is a third of the (nine-member) board that is trying to be right," Bush said of standing with fellow members Amy Frogge and Jill Speering, who are calling for Joseph's firing. "As an African-American female and mother, I understand racism and discrimination. This is not that at all."

She added: "We have a history of a superintendent that is doing the wrong thing."

Metro Council member Jacobia Dowell, who represents part of Bush's school board district, said she has heard from parents who are angry. She said her suggestion to parents has been to hold a meeting with Bush to list concerns and seek changes.

Bush said she hasn't heard from anyone seeking a meeting with her to talk about their concerns.